What is your average heart rate over a 40-45 mile ride at a moderate average speed of 18-20 mph on a rolling road course? I just want to compare my with others. Thanks

That would probably depend upon the age of the person the "rolling" hills, etc....

My last 40 mile ride outside was an average of 126. I am an overweight, 45 year old if that makes any difference to you at all.

The answers you get to this will be meaningless, unless given in terms of % of MHR or better yet % of LT threshold.

This is a nonsensical question.

First, speed and terrain do not affect heart rate, effort does

Second, and more importantly, everybody has different heart rates, and a "high" rate for one may be a "low" rate for another.

Edit: Here is a ride from the other day... was taking it pretty casual, so it wasn't very "fast"

Entire workout (181 watts):
Duration: 2:10:35 (2:39:37)
Work: 1411 kJ
TSS: 155.1 (intensity factor 0.846)
Norm Power: 245
VI: 1.36
Pw:HR: 12.55%
Pa:HR: -23.19%
Distance: 37.351 mi
Elevation Gain: 4164 ft
Elevation Loss: 4079 ft
Grade: 0.0 % (85 ft)
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 953 181 watts
Heart Rate: 76 179 136 bpm
Cadence: 2 121 78 rpm
Speed: 0 56.8 17.0 mph
Pace 1:03 0:00 3:32 min/mi
Altitude: -7 1055 373 ft
Crank Torque: 0 1033 196 lb-in

Looking back at my Sunday group ride stats, I average 88% of LT over hilly courses of approximately 60 miles at this season. I do not ride these at a "moderate average speed." I ride them as hard as I can. A moderate ride would be at an 80% of LT average HR.

For what you describe - it could be anywhere from 95 to 130.

The unfortunate truth - cycling conditions vary so widely that comparable HR data is worthless.

However, compiling years and years of your own training data can become one of the most valuable training tools to date. The more you know, the more accurately you can plan your training.

Depends on ride as umd stated. I can't give info like him but can give avg. HR. On a recovery ride I try to keep an average between 120-135 but have a hard time doing this. On long rides, what I consider anything over 100km at or around a 25km/h average my HR will be between 140-150 average. On shorter rides and doing hard training I'll keep it around 160. All these have variables to like, riding with group and which group it is. One group I may be around 120 the whole ride others 160 for as long as I can manage. Perspective I'm 38 overwieght, 6'1" 218lbs, I don't race but ride with those who do and like to train hard. I'm not kidding anyone, in a race they would kill me as soon as we hit the big hills but I'm getting lighter and faster.

Here's today... this is a pretty close fit to the OP's parameters

Entire workout (174 watts):
Duration: 2:22:53 (2:23:37)
Work: 1487 kJ
TSS: 121.8 (intensity factor 0.715)
Norm Power: 207
VI: 1.2
Distance: 47.052 mi
Elevation Gain: 5505 ft
Elevation Loss: 5501 ft
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 829 173 watts
Heart Rate: 90 186 155 bpm
Cadence: 2 125 86 rpm
Speed: 1.2 47.3 19.6 mph
Altitude: 3271 4669 3880 ft
Crank Torque: 0 749 170 lb-in

umd is a stats geek

WKO is stats heaven

umd, on that second ride, your average HR is substantially higher, yet your average power is slightly lower... Looks very strange to me!

I've been riding with a power meter for the past couple of months, and my power-to-HR relationship is almost perfect every time.

The second ride was a race and was at elevation.

Ah yes, elevation. Something we don't have to think about here. I'd have a hard time getting up to more than 600-700 ft asl in my area.

See a connection to my previous comment?

posted previously by RC

Actually I think this is more appropriate

as well as this

More data. Although completely pointless it's still fun. This was a little further and not as much climbing.

Entire workout (174 watts):
Duration: 2:41:30
Work: 1684 kJ
TSS: 167.6 (intensity factor 0.79)
Norm Power: 229
VI: 1.31
Distance: 52.55 mi
Elevation Gain: 4408 ft
Elevation Loss: 4439 ft
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 852 174 watts
Heart Rate: 89 187 147 bpm
Cadence: 2 169 82 rpm
Speed: 0 43.7 19.4 mph
Altitude: -30 699 122 ft
Crank Torque: 0 878 175 lb-in

I can play this game too:

Entire workout (171 watts):
Duration: 2:04:27
Work: 1275 kJ
TSS: 167.5 (intensity factor 0.899)
Norm Power: 225
VI: 1.32
Distance: 58.688 km
Elevation Gain: 664 m
Elevation Loss: 664 m
Grade: 0.0 % (0 m)
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 959 171 watts
Heart Rate: 102 187 151 bpm
Cadence: 29 133 81 rpm
Speed: 0 57.7 28.3 kph
Altitude: -6 106 29 m
Crank Torque: 0 135.4 19.8 N-m


Entire workout (157 watts):
Duration: 2:23:25
Work: 1353 kJ
TSS: 158.2 (intensity factor 0.814)
Norm Power: 203
VI: 1.29
Distance: 65.273 km
Elevation Gain: 524 m
Elevation Loss: 524 m
Grade: 0.0 % (0 m)
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 2000 157 watts
Heart Rate: 81 168 136 bpm
Cadence: 31 115 83 rpm
Speed: 0 53.6 27.3 kph
Altitude: -7 66 17 m
Crank Torque: 0 121 18.1 N-m



Entire workout (167 watts):
Duration: 2:42:31
Work: 1629 kJ
TSS: 163.4 (intensity factor 0.777)
Norm Power: 194
VI: 1.16
Distance: 72.421 km
Elevation Gain: 612 m
Elevation Loss: 612 m
Grade: 0.0 % (0 m)
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 1083 167 watts
Heart Rate: 72 170 144 bpm
Cadence: 29 120 85 rpm
Speed: 0 48.2 26.7 kph
Altitude: -5 63 15 m
Crank Torque: 0 117.5 19.1 N-m



Entire workout (174 watts):
Duration: 2:11:47
Work: 1376 kJ
TSS: 148.6 (intensity factor 0.823)
Norm Power: 206
VI: 1.18
Distance: 59.63 km
Elevation Gain: 568 m
Elevation Loss: 568 m
Grade: 0.0 % (0 m)
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 569 174 watts
Heart Rate: 65 172 147 bpm
Cadence: 29 140 83 rpm
Speed: 0 52.5 27.1 kph
Altitude: -5 88 22 m
Crank Torque: 0 144.7 20.4 N-m

Todays' ride was only 38 miles. Pretty flat.. when walking about I notice my HR to be about 95. When riding at about a 17 mph average, it tends to be about 120. The few moderate hills we climbed it went to no higher than 140. Recovery rate was in like one minute before it returned to 95 plus.

Quite interesting amoutn of data. Thanks for all the input.

30 miles rolling hills/flats average speed 17 mph. Average heart rate 130